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Minister Welcomes Visiting Azorean Official
Yesterday [May 1st], on behalf of the Government of Bermuda, the Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sports Lovitta Foggo welcomed Azorean Government Official Dr. Paulo Teves to Bermuda. Dr. Teves — who is the Director of Regional Communities of the Azorean Government — visited Bermuda from 29 April – 2 May. He was in Bermuda to... Read more of this article
St. Anthony’s Church Feast Day On June 16
St. Anthony’s Church will be having a special feast day on Sunday, June 16th at their Middle Road location which will include a procession after the Mass. A spokesperson said, “St. Anthony’s church is having a special feast day on Sunday June 16th. [Fathers Day] The Mass is at 1.30 pm and after Mass we will be having a procession coming... Read more of this article
Vasco U11 Team Set To Compete In Azores
Vasco da Gama Club’s U11 select team is busy preparing for the 13th International U11 Football Tournament of the Azores, to be held next week on 18, 19 and 20 April. The Club’s participation follows an invitation which was extended in November 2018 by officials of Clube União Micaelense, the Azorean Club hosting the Tournament. Featuring 7-a-side... Read more of this article
Bermuda vs Azores Football Match Announced
Bermuda Football Association President Mark Wade is holding a press conference this morning [April 9] and we will have additional coverage later on and in the meantime the live video is below. Update: The Bermuda Football Association and Vasco da Gama Club announced that an exhibition football match between the Bermuda National Team and a select team... Read more of this article
Hamilton Princess To Host Portuguese Dinner
Hamilton Princess & Beach Club is hosting a Portuguese dinner on Thursday 21st of March, as part of plans to celebrate Portuguese culture throughout 2019, leading up to the public holiday in November commemorating the 170th anniversary of the arrival of the first immigrants from Madeira. “The event will be overseen by the hotel’s Executive... Read more of this article
Portuguese Community Pay Tribute To Dr Terceira
[Written by Don Burgess] Dr Clarence ‘Tessi’ Terceira – who passed away this week at the age of 91 – was an iconic figure to many in the Portuguese community. Andrea Moniz-DeSouza, Honorary Consul of Portugal in Bermuda, said, “It was with great sadness that I learned of Dr Clarence Terceira’s passing. On behalf... Read more of this article
Vasco Invited To Football Tournament In Azores
Vasco da Gama Club has been invited to put together a team from Bermuda to participate in the 13th International U11 Football Tournament of the Azores, in April 2019. The invitation followed a meeting last month between officials of the Club and of Clube União Micaelense, the Azorean Club hosting the Tournament. Arsénio Sampaio Furtado, the Director-General... Read more of this article
Diabetes Education Available In Portuguese
The Bermuda Diabetes Association is offering a free diabetes education programme for Portuguese people and their families who have diabetes or are at risk of developing diabetes. A spokesperson said, “This is the first time diabetes education has been offered to people in their own language. The education programme will be held at St Patricks... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: Holy Spirit Festival On Sunday
The second day of festivities of the 23rd annual Portuguese Festival of the Holy Spirit took place on Sunday [July 1] in St. George’s, with people from around the island coming to attend. The day got underway at 2.00pm with a procession from the Town Square to the St George’s Catholic Church Stella Maris for a mass before heading back to the Square... Read more of this article
Photos & Videos: Portuguese Holy Spirit Festival
[Updated with videos] The 23rd annual Portuguese Festival of the Holy Spirit got underway tonight [June 30] in St. George’s, with people from around the island coming to attend the festivities. Organisers previously said there would be performances by “Amelia Pontes, Jessica Frias, Michelle Tavares, The Travelers and Carlos Janeiro. Also performing... Read more of this article
Minister: Pleasure To Celebrate Azorean Culture
This month’s Bermudian Heartbeats event was organized by the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs in collaboration with Casa dos Acores da Bermuda, with Azores Day being celebrated at Victoria Park this past weekend. Minister of Social Development and Sports Michael Weeks spoke at the event, saying: “As the Minister responsible... Read more of this article
Photos/Video: Bermudian Heartbeats Azores Day
The Department of Community and Cultural Affairs in collaboration with Casa dos Acores da Bermuda celebrated “Azores Day” at Victoria Park today [June 24]. The 86-minute live video replay is below: The event celebrated Azorean culture and included live entertainment, arts and crafts displays, a Bermuda Library display, dancing and more. Food and... Read more of this article
Group Urges Progress On Immigration Reform
[Updated] The “Supporting Fair Immigration Reform” group said they applaud Premier David Burt for recognizing the Portuguese community by announcing a public holiday to commemorate the anniversary of the arrival of the first Portuguese immigrants, however they “remain concerned about the current dilemma of immigration reform that many Portuguese... Read more of this article
Festival Of The Holy Spirit Set To Start June 30
The 23rd Annual Portuguese Festival of the Holy Spirit will be held on June 30th and Sunday July 1st, 2018 at the Square in St. George’s. The poster said, “Come and join us at the Square in St. George’s on Saturday June 30th and Sunday July 1st, 2018 for the 23rd Annual Portuguese Festival of the Holy Spirit. “With performances... Read more of this article
“Azores Day” On June 24th at Victoria Park
The Bermudian Heartbeats lecture series will continue with “Azores Day” set to be held on Sunday June 24th from 12pm to 6pm at Victoria Park. The event promo said, “Join us to celebrate an learn more about Azorean culture including live entertainment, arts and crafts displays, film, dance and more. Food will be available for purchase. “This... Read more of this article
Portugal Day Celebrated At Vasco da Gama
Premier David Burt celebrated Portugal Day with other dignitaries and members of the Portuguese community at the Vasco da Gama Club on Reid Street in Hamilton this weekend. The Premier was welcomed by Club President Paul Franco [photographed shaking hands] and others for the celebration, who joined with Governor John Rankin; Minister of Social Development... Read more of this article
